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Mecasermin Injection

South Carolina rates for HCPCS J2170

Injection, mecasermin, 1 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Mecasermin Injection cost?

$398per mg

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for each mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $162 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$398
At a hospital outpatient department
$162

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 59% less at a hospital than at a doctor's office.

Drug cost only. Giving the drug, the visit itself and any monitoring are billed on their own codes. We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$398$151 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$52.48 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $25 to $1,622Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $151 to $550
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $162professional $398

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$489.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$446.68

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 55.0 times more in Colorado than in Montana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

South Carolina· 38th of 51

$398

CO $676MT $12.30

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.